minivan

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#1·9h ago

A small van, especially (North America, Australia, NZ, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.

Origin: From . First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons (estate cars). Attested earlier in usage, usually as mini-van. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·9h ago

(ambitransitive) To travel or transport in a small van.

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